familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusArenaria
speciesArenaria serpyllifolia
Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
WeedyIntroduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 56.
Sepals 2–3 mm, to 4 mm in fruit. Capsules ovoid to ovoid-conic, broader at base. Seeds 0.5–0.6 mm. 2n = 40, 44? (both Europe).
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Roadsides, open, sandy or rocky, disturbed sites
Elevation: 0-1800 m
Distribution
Introduced; St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ala., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Eurasia, n Africa, in Australia
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"/5-11/5timesaslongassepals" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."broader" is not a number.
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hypogynous +
not hooded +
pustulate +
obtuse;rounded +
absent +
spongy +
distinct +
absent +
clawed +
cluster +
absent +
arising +
absent +
veined +
herbaceous +
3;5 +
succulent +
foliaceous +
paired +
absent +
smaller +
ovoid;ovoid-conic +
absent +
woody +
absent +
3-50+-flowered +
arising +
dish--shaped +
St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Eurasia +, n Africa + and in Australia +
absent +
opposite +
distinct +
sessile +
symmetric +
inconspicuous +
simple +
urceolate +
2-8 times as long as leaves +
true +
not congested +
opposite +
connate +
foliaceous +
white +
herbaceous +
dull +
scarious +
absent +
swollen +
superior +
campylotropous +
ascending;erect +
absent +
pubescent +
hypogynous +
straight +
central +
surrounding +
annular +
white +
fugacious +
1/5-3/4 times as long as sepals +
absent +
oblong +
absent +
Sp. Pl. +
1753 +
slender +
arising +
absent +
ashy black +
10;15 +
not shiny +
reniform +
3-veined +
not awned +
opposite +
green +
persistent +
lanceolate;ovatelanceolate +
arising +
absent +
absent +
angular +
green +
herbaceous +
erect;ascending or sprawling +
1;100 +
terete;ellipsoid +
subcapitate +
absent +
papillate +
absent +
distinct +
absent +
glabrous +
filiform +
filiform +
thickened +
Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia +
Arenaria serpyllifolia +
variety +
tuberous +
ascending;recurved +
divided +
prominent +
low-elongate +
indehiscent +
entire +
annual +
horizontal +
absent +